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[^2]\n\nA whistleblower reported to Senator Richard Blumenthal that the US Postal Service developed a computer system for mail-in voting in just three months, a timeline experts say is insufficient. [^3]\n\nAn anonymous employee of the US Postal Service claims to be working secretly on a system that could cause massive chaos during the US Midterm elections on November 3. [^4]\n\nAn anonymous whistleblower claims the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail-in ballots is untested and rushed, potentially creating catastrophic problems for the midterm elections. [^5]\n\nA federal judge has temporarily suspended the application of the executive order limiting mail-in voting due to intense legal battles. [^6]\n\nSenator Richard Blumenthal stated that the US Postal Service designed a system to deprive millions of Americans of their right to vote. [^7]\n\nThe whistleblower's report suggests the accelerated construction of the portal prevented exhaustive testing and could cause millions of voters not to receive their ballots on time or at all. [^8]\n\nThe Supreme Court has not yet decided whether President Trump can issue such a decree or if there is enough time to implement it before the Midterms. [^9]\n\nThe Supreme Court lifted the preliminary injunction in late August, ruling only that it was issued too early because plaintiffs could not yet know exactly how the decree would be implemented. [^10]\n\nThe whistleblower alleges that the US Postal Service is implementing a decree issued by President Donald Trump in March, despite a preliminary injunction issued in June that forbade its implementation. [^11]\n\nDallas attorney David Coale stated that implementing the ballot-check system while lawsuits are pending could violate voting rights and cause irreparable injury. 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